A few months back, Ali and I moved out of SF to our dream house in the burbs - we would have preferred to stay in the city but neither of us wanted to live in a shack - so we went out to the ‘burbs.  There are things I miss about the city but every time I come home, I look around and realize that I love our new home and I’m happy where we are.

The other day, I received something in the mail that hammered home our new status as suburbanites.  No, it wasn’t the penny saver - though I hadn’t seen one in a long time.  What really hit home for me was receiving the Harriet Carter catalog.  The only other place I’ve seen this catalog is at my grandmother’s house on Long Island.  As long as I could remember, whenever I was there I would look through the catalog and make fun of half the stuff in there.  If you’re not familiar, Harriet Carter sells everything you don’t need - whether it’s for your home or health related - they have everything you have never imagined.  I must say, the catalog is very entertaining.

I went through the catalog to have a little laugh and I came across some stuff that made me wonder - WHO BUYS THIS STUFF???????  If you have any insight, or know anyone that has purchased these items, I need to hear about it.  Ok, thanks.

Last night was the 82nd Annual Academy Awards and I watched it all from the red carpet arrivals to the very last award.  I wrote an article for M.I.S.S. with my thoughts on the fashions.  Read the Fashion at the Oscars article on M.I.S.S.

And congratulations to Kathryn Bigelow for being the first woman to win an Oscar in the Best Director category!

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of mid-century modern furniture design - especially seating.  And I’m not the only one.  From skateboard decks to knock-offs, Eames chairs and the like have been inspiring to generations of design lovers.

The newest product to idolize mid-century furniture is by Bruxe Design based in Montreal, Canada.  Tiny Little Chairs, is a series of collectible pendants that represents a vintage chair which revolutionized furniture production and the design process.

Tiny Little Chairs will be available this month at Colette.fr.

A while back I announced that Uncommon had asked me to contribute to their artist series to use some of my designs for iPhone and computer cases.  I just got one of my samples in the mail and I LOVE the way it looks. Of course, I opted for my signature lace pattern.  You can get yours on the Uncommon Website.

Big Daddy Kane is amazing …. but footage of him on the Arsenio Hall show? Can it get any better??  Watching this makes me realize I need to incorporate “tenderoni” into my daily vocabulary, for sure.

I just saw these on DesignBoom - these glasses are designed “by Chinese designer chen chun-hao & bamboo artist huang to-en  for yii collection.”  I love that they are made from a natural element - they’re probably super lightweight and it’s a nice change from having plastic or metal on your face.  I like to think of it as a bit of feng shui for your body.

I think I need these Prabal Gurung Gloves by Daniel Storto.  They are totally wearable and “the curving sleeves twist asymmetrically around the models’ wrists and lower arms like gauntlets.”  LOVE.

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It may come as no surprise to you that I’m not much of a Super Bowl fan - but I do watch it for 2 reasons: (1) the food and (2) the ads. I thought that the ads this year were a bit boring but there were definitely a few stand outs for me…

By far my favorite, even brought a tear to my eye…

So awesome…

I hear they’re getting ready to make another movie…I hope so…the Griswalds are awesome!

Ah! Last minute packing for my trip to San Diego - going to see ASR courtesy of ASR & Hype Circle.  I can’t think of San Diego without thinking of one of the funniest Will Ferrel movies, Anchorman, and of course, my favorite quote from the movie….

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Vans and Hellz collaborated on two sick styles coming out soon. When Lanie and the Hellz crew came by the M.I.S.S. Paper Dolls opening in LA, Brittany filmed me for a video testimonial wall that was going to be playing in the background at the Vans x Hellz launch party. Here is my testimonial in all of its silly glory…